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Richard Johnson
Portrait of Richard Johnson

Richard Leonard Johnson

Born: 29 December 1974, Chertsey, Surrey
Major Teams: Middlesex, Somerset, England.
Known As: Richard Johnson
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


NBC Denis Compton Award 1996

Career Statistics:

FIRST-CLASS
 (1992 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  115  164  22  2422   69   17.05   0   6   47   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            3190.3 10181  384  26.51 10-45   14   3  49.8  3.19

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1993 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  138   93  21   873   45*  12.12   0   0   17   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            1033.2  5003  158  31.66  5-50    2   1  39.2  4.84

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Richard Johnson made his first-class debut for Middlesex as an 18-year-old in 1992, having played for the club at all levels from Under-11. He toured with England Under-18 to RSA in 1992-93, Under-19 to SL 1993-94, but came to national attention with a remarkable innings haul of 10-45 in 1994 against Derby (at the time he was the second-youngest player ever to take 10 wickets in an innings, and the most economical since Hedley Verity's 10-10 in 1932), and seemed to have learnt much from team-mate Angus Fraser. Johnson was rewarded with a place on the England A tour to India 1994-95.

Selected to tour South Africa with the Test squad in 1995-96, Johnson suffered the heartbreak of being forced to withdraw with a back injury. Complete fitness eluded him for much of the period since, but he was back to something near his best by the end of 2000.

Disillusioned by life in a struggling Middlesex side and desperate to play Test cricket, Johnson moved to Somerset for the 2001 season, attracted by the hard pitches and aspirational county management. The move paid dividends as he played a leading role in a successful season for his new club, taking 62 wickets at 23.77 in first-class cricket, and playing a major part in Somerset's Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy success.

By one of those quirks for which only selectors can account, Johnson was three times called into England squads for Test matches that summer, only to be left out of the final XI each time. Johnson bore such disappointments stoically, even when he was not selected for any of the winter tours that followed. Nevertheless, when his county colleague Andrew Caddick withdrew from the party originally selected to go to India, the same selectors who had ignored his claims before turned to Johnson as a replacement, and gave him the richly-deserved chance of becoming an England cricketer once again. He did nothing wrong, impressing in the warm-up games, but the need for two spinners in the Test side counted against him and by the end of the winter was still awaiting a call to the starting XI. That situation persisted after an injury-ravaged 2002 season when he continued to impress at county level despite Somerset's collective disappointments.

Now with a chest-on action, Johnson generates sharp pace off a relatively short run with a vigorous delivery action. Dark, swarthy and powerfully built, he can swing the ball and move it off the seam, and gains steep bounce to trouble even the best batsmen. He is an increasingly useful lower-order batsman of belligerent nature but simple technique. (Copyright CricInfo October 2002)

* Last Updated: Saturday, 09-Nov-2002 10:13:23 GMT


 
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